According to News Agency of Nigeria, the corpse of the baby girl was discovered at a dump site at Costain Bus-stop, along Apapa Road in Ebute Meta, Lagos State.

The baby, dressed in a light-green unisex wear with a black cap, looked malnourished. The identity of the mother of the baby was not known as of the time of filing this report.

Reacting, a sympathiser and a resident of Apapa Road told NAN correspondent at the spot where her corpse was that he saw the baby still breathing when he was going to the office in the early hours of the day.

The sympathiser, who pleaded anonymity, said he put a call through to the Lagos State emergency services numbers.

This was to alert the officials of the relevant agency responsible for rescuing children from such an ugly situation to come and rescue her, he said.

He expressed his disappointment that the responders could not rescue the child before her untimely death.